Heavy rains and floods wreak havoc in Pakistan, 234 people died so far

The administration is on alert mode in rain and flood affected areas. Officials have urged people to move to safer places with their cattle. Flood waters have caused heavy damage to homes, farms and road infrastructure.

Islamabad: Heavy rains and floods have wreaked havoc in Pakistan. Monsoon rains have caused floods in many parts, killing 234 people since the end of June. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) gave information about this on Wednesday. In view of the situation, the government has issued a warning of flood danger in major rivers and adjoining reservoirs in Punjab from July 22 to 24.

Administration is on alert mode
The administration is on alert mode in rain and flood affected areas. Officials have urged people to move to safer places with their cattle. Flood waters have caused heavy damage to homes, farms and road infrastructure. Officials said that due to rising water levels in Chenab, Indus and Jhelum rivers, residents of Muzaffargarh, Dera Ghazi Khan, Rahim Yar Khan, Jhang and Nankana Sahib in Punjab province are being moved to safer places. The death toll in Pakistan rose from 223 to 234 in the last 24 hours.

CM visited flood-affected areas

According to the NDMA, Punjab remains the worst-affected province due to rain and floods, where 135 people have died and 470 have been injured. Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz visited the flood-affected areas of Nankana Sahib, about 80 km from Lahore, and distributed relief material among the victims.

Damage to crops

A Punjab government official said that water levels have also been reported to have risen in the Ravi and Indus rivers. The official said that due to the floods in the Indus river, standing crops in hundreds of villages in Punjab have also been submerged. Meanwhile, heavy rains on Wednesday caused flash floods in parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), damaging houses and raising the water level in rivers and streams, forcing people to move to safer places.